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Preparation for Personal Prayer

Holy Spirit, breath of God and fire of love, I cannot pray without your aid: Kindle in me the fire of your love, and illumine me with your light; that with a steadfast will and holy thoughts I may approach the Father in spirit and in truth; through Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns with you and the Father in eternal union. Amen.

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Prayers

Ministry to the Sick

As you are outwardly anointed with this holy oil, so may our heavenly Father grant you the inward anointing of the Holy Spirit. Of his great mercy, may he forgive you your sins, release you from suffering, and restore you to wholeness and strength. May he deliver you from all evil, preserve you in all goodness, and bring you to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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Ministry To The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

Cranmer 1549

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer of anointing composed by Thomas Cranmer for the 1549 Prayer Book, dropped from the English tradition for four centuries, and restored to use in the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer.

Found in the Prayer Book

Ministry To The SickMinistry to the Sick & Dying

Provenance

Cranmer 1549

Draft — AI-assisted research under editorial review.

A prayer of anointing composed by Thomas Cranmer for the 1549 Prayer Book, dropped from the English tradition for four centuries, and restored to use in the 1979 American Book of Common Prayer.